The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-02-17
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MIR. David F. Granting has been
appointed postmaster At Centreville, Leon
county.
Secretary Manning formally resigned
the Secretaryship of the Treasury on the
l4th, to take effect upon the appoint
ment of his successor.
-Govery Perry left for Washington
last Sunday in response to telegraphic
request for his presence in the interest Of
the Florida War claim.
1t is stated that Mr. Harrison, the
Republican opponent of Judge Turpie,
the newly elected democratic senator
from Indiana, will not contest the seat.
-" Chestnut H. jones'" is the latest
witticism of our friend Charley Fl. Pratt,
of the Palatka Herald He is preparing
to compete with Mark Twain as hu-
morist.-SeuiAe Independent.
"A gentlemen in the city from Pensa-
cola stated that $4,000 acres of land, half
of which was in Escambia county and
half in Alabama, was sold last week by
Mr.. Van Kirk.-Jacksonvilk Herald.
The Sumter County Fair at Lees
burg was great success. 1t is not sur
prising that the counties of that section
are prosperous, for the people are full Of
public spirit and self-help and get-up-and-
get
Poor Penny of the Key West Equa-
tor was petty enough before, but he still
further discounts himself by intimating
that.the Times Unions charge against the
FLoRIDIAN may possibly be true. He is
very bad penny.
All the leading newspapers of the
country have editorially commended
President Cleveland's veto of the pauper
pension bill. 1t seems to be admitted on
all sides that he has the courage of his
convictions.-Sdvan,adh Netos.
The E-U says: "The Times
Unions medicine is bitter to the taste of
some people, but it gets there in spite of
all the kicking.' Yes but the fun comes
in when the doctor has to take dose of
his own nauseous drugs.-Jacksonuille
Critique.
We have been favored with copies
of The Sunday Critiq~e, published at
Jacksonville, Fla. 1t is a sprightly sheet
and has one of the best Masonic depart.
ments we have seen. We shall place it
on the exchange list with great pleasure.
IN Y. Dispatch.
We heartily congratulate our neigh
Dor, the Morning Nesos, upon its hand
some appearance and the many evidences
of prosperity which have come to it along
with its first birthday. The eight we'll
filled pages of this birthday edition,
make up q paper of which the city and
State may well be proud, and as con-
temporary we feel free to express pleas
ure in its good looks and bright prospects.
The Nesos is bright paper, and we wish
it success.-Jdcksonvill Herald.
Judge Foster has signifed his inten-
ton of retiring from the bench as soon ~
bis term expires, on account of his health.
At meeting of the Orange county bar
held at Orlando on the Sd inst, vote
was taken for successor to Judge Fos-
ter, which resulted in ls votes being
given for E. d. Hammond and for
Judge Beggs. This shows the preference
of the Orange county bar, but as there
are other counties to hear from some
other man may obtain the coveted prize
after all.-Kissinsnsee Leader.
Editor Fortune, of the colored peo-
pies organ, made a speech in Trenton,
N. j., the other night, which is said to
have been displeasing to the Republicans.
He said that his race had been grossly
neglected by the Republicans, and that
President Cleveland had done more for
the amelioration of the race than most of
the previous Republican administrations.
Concluding he said: "Rally to the sup
port of Cleveland and the Democratic
party in 1885," Fortune issevidently q
man of sense. A few speeches delivered
by him in the South wouldn't do any
harm, provided they were Is sound as
that delivered at Trenton Moria,sssa
Enquirer.
The Times Union selected the Tava-
res Herald to make an example Of
as an awful warning to minnow pa
pers that if they disspproved its course
they might expect to be struck from the
exchange list Of the slsnderer, black
mailer and intimidation. But the minnow
papers don't seem to be intimidated into
appreciation of the intimidator, and it has
70 keep standing in its columns the stale
paragraphs of two or three adulAtors-all
there are Of over hundred State papers
$50 poor - to do IL reverence" We
doubt If Jones can procure the publica-
tion Of any praise Of the Times. Union
in editorial form in any paper Of the
State by paying for it. If he could he
doubtless would, and then copy what per-
haps himself had written - an expression
of the opinion of smother - 70 himself
We say this because he hss % often been
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